French Prepare For Airlift Of Wounded Men
In Indochina the French move to airlift casualties from Dien Bien Phu. Dr Pierre Huard leads a mission from Luang Prabang to organize the extraction of about 700 wounded from the Vietminh held valley. Transport planes and doctors mobilize in Hanoi for the operation.
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Hanoi
Indochina
Dien Bien Phu
Pierre Huard
University of Hanoi
Huard
Luang Prabang
Christian de Castries
Warmer Weather Arriving Across Hocking County
The forecast notes gradual warming in Hocking County with temperatures rising from 65 degrees at 11:30 am today, one degree above yesterday. Last night’s low reached 36 with a 40s low predicted tonight, and similar warm spells are expected tomorrow.
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Hocking County
Retirement of Lancaster postmaster reshapes local race
P F Hammond a Democrat and Lancaster postmaster for 16 years will retire May 31 ending a 21 year gap before a Republican may take the position. The $6 270 a year post will open for new appointee as Hammond exits.
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Lancaster
P. F. Hammond
Hammond
Indian Chief Big Mountain Dies at 77 in New Jersey
Lake Mohawk New Jersey August Day before yesterday Sebastain Big Mountain a full blooded Comanche Indian chief television lecturer and showman on Indian life and tribal customs died yesterday at age 77 in Lake Mohawk New Jersey He had toured widely giving lectures on tribal life and customs.
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Lake Mohawk
N. J
Sebastian Big Mountain
Rhodes Attacks Driver License Fee Hike in Newcomerstown
State Auditor James A. Rhodes Republican gubernatorial hopeful assailed a proposal to double Ohio’s one dollar driver license fee. He spoke in Newcomerstown amid campaign events and criticism of the policy.
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Newcomerstown
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Mary E and Robert L Miesse Wed Then Divorce Suit Filed
Springfield reports a marriage between Mary E and Robert L Miesse celebrated on Monday. On Tuesday Mary E filed for divorce alleging cruelty. The action moves through the local court system.
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Springfield
Mary E
Robert L. Miesse
Logan High Falls 4-3 in SEC tourney heartbreaker
Logan High School Chieftains lost 4-3 to Gallipolis in Athens as Gallipolis rallied in the seventh. Bob Tom pitched well for Logan who had nine hits and five errors three in the final frame. Dallas Sayre, Big Jeep Holley and Russ Smith starred for Gallipolis. Holmes collision at home plate sealed the win.
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Logan High School
Chieftains
Gallipolis
Athens
Chiefs
Gallians
Bob Tom
Logan
Dallas Sayre
Sayre
Jeep’ Holley
Russ Smith
Holley
Smith
Max Nelson
Lee Ricketts
St. Clair
Senior Play Opens Tonight at LHS Auditorium
Finishing touches on the LHS senior class play are complete as dress rehearsals run this week for the three act comedy We Shook the Family Tree. Directors Rev and Mrs Paul Hannaford led the effort. performances tonight and Friday from 8 to 9 30 p m with 50 cent admissions at the door.
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LHS
Paul Hannaford
Clyde Hoey Dies in Sleep at 76 in Washington
Senator Clyde R Hoey of North Carolina died in his sleep in Washington at age 76 His long career spanned newspapering law and politics He served in the Senate since 1945 after being governor and chaired a subcommittee probing five percenter scandals The Senate stood 47 Democrats 47 Republicans and 1 independent with a Democrat expected to fill his seat.
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Washington
Clyde R. Hoey
North Carolina
Senate
Hoey
Limta man shoots wife then kills himself in family tragedy
A 52 year old Limta man shot his sleeping wife, Mrs Glen D. Heman, then killed himself with a .303 rifle at 5 45 AM. Coroner R J Berry ruled murder and death by own action. The couple, parents of 13 year old Carlene Marie, faced a pending divorce filed yesterday after months of family trouble.
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Lima
R. J. Berry
Glen D. Heman
Clay Cotterman
Five Men Plead Guilty in Express Theft Case
PORTSMOUTH Five North Kenova men yesterday pleaded guilty to stealing 170 dollars in merchandise from interstate railway express shipments on May 7 at the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad station in Huntington West Virginia. They were bound over to the federal grand jury with bonds of 2000 dollars each. Harry Edward Pyles Donald Ray Lewis and William Everett Mayse posted bond while James Homer Dustye and Alvin Pringle Rogers could not furnish bond and were sent to Hamilton County jail in Cincinnati.
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Portsmouth
North Kenova
Chesapeake & Ohio
Huntington
W. Va
Federal Grand Jury
Harry Edward Pyles
Donald Ray Lewis
William Everett Mayse
James Homer Dustye
Alvin Pringle Rogers
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Bet He Thought Ball Had Teeth
Dennis Carlson 9, a third baseman for a local San Leandro school team, tried for a grounder yesterday and was bitten by a ground squirrel while reaching into a hole for the ball. He received a tetanus inoculation.
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San Leando
Calif
Dennis Carlson
Dennis
Dulles Asked About Religious Aide for Voice of America
Ohio Representative Hays questions why the U S Information Agency needs a chief of religious policy. The agency oversees Voice of America and other overseas services. Elton Trueblood, a Quaker and former Earlham College professor, advises on religious content and library book selections.
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Washington
Ohio
Dulles
U. S. Information Agency
Rep
Hays
Voice of America
Carroll County
Elton Trueblood
Trueblood
Earlham College
Richmond
Ind
This Is the Army earns $9 million for Army relief
Irving Berlin's World War II stage show This Is the Army has raised nine million dollars for Army emergency relief, according to an Army fund spokesman.
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New York
Irving Berlin
Army
Army Fund
Big Powers Open Arms Ban Parley in London Talks
London hosts a four power push under UN auspices to end the arms race and outlaw atomics and germ warfare. Western and Soviet sides weigh proposals, with Baruch style control and international inspection as central dispute points.
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Ban
London
United States
Britain
France
Canada
Bass Bite Report From Lake Hope Fishermen
Two McArthur fishermen report good bass fishing at Lake Hope. Arthur George fielded eight bass on Saturday evening while S R Cline caught two bass weighing three and four pounds on Sunday.
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Lake Hope
McArthur
Arthur George
S. R. Cline
Eisenhower Signs St Lawrence Seaway Bill to Start Soon
President Eisenhower signed the St Lawrence seaway bill in a White House ceremony invoking fast start for the project. The measure authorizes U S Canada joint work to deepen the St Lawrence River to Toledo and extend toward Duluth with six year construction estimates and a $105 million cost funded by revenue bonds repaid by tolls over 50 years.
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Eisenhower
St. Lawrence Seaway
White House
Congress
A. D. P. Henney
Old Fort Detroit
Michigan
United States
Canada
Atlantic
Toledo
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Woodrow Wilson
International Rapids
New York
U. S
St. Lawrence
Logan High Band to Get New Uniforms in Navy Style
Logan High School Band Boosters selected Ed V. Price Co of Chicago to supply fresh uniforms for 70 to 80 senior band members next year. Measurements and final details to follow. cost estimated at 3500 to 4000 dollars. Fundraising over four years funded the purchase.
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Boosters
Logan High Band
Logan High School
Ed V. Price Co
Chicago
Sinful Man Sets Self Ablaze in Rock Island
James Nelson, a former Rock Island hotel dishwasher, told friends he was a sinful man and should be punished. He wired himself to a tree in a secluded neighborhood and ignited kerosene flames ending his life, with investigators later noting he may have arranged the death himself. A wire, pliers, and a five gallon kerosene can were found at the scene.
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Rock Island
Ill
Claus C. Miller
James Nelson
Nelson
Miller
Ex Portsmouth Aide To Testify Before Grand Jury
Former Portsmouth Ohio city manager Edward T Beall now Montgomery County manager in Rockville Md is asked to appear before a grand jury investigating alleged funds shortages at Portsmouth City Hospital He was named by an Ohio auditing inspector for recovery of 2458 dollars and calls his involvement a technicality.
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Rockville, Md
Portsmouth, Ohio
Portsmouth City Hospital
Edward T. Beall
Montgomery County
Ohio
Beall
Frank Menke Dies A Top Sports Authority At 68
Cincinnati reported the death of Frank G Menke age 68 an internationally known sports writer and encyclopedia pioneer He died today of a heart attack in his hotel room His wife accompanied him in Cincinnati and confirmed the loss Menke byline appeared in many newspapers and he once wrote for the International News Service before joining King Features Syndicate in 1917 His daily column covered all phases of sports activity
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Cincinnati
Frank G. Menke
Menke
International News Service
King Features Syndicate
Winston Hill Dies At Age 48
Winston W Hill former city manager and attorney died in a Columbus hospital at age 48. He shot himself in his home last Wednesday after losing the Democratic nomination for state senator to Lowell Fess of Xenia. Funeral services are planned for Saturday in Washington D. C.
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Washington D. H
Winston W. Hill
Columbus
Hill
Lowell Fess
Xenia
Four Hocking Youths Report For Exams At Ft Hayes
Four young men from Hocking County left Logan for selective service physical examinations at Ft Hayes Columbus. They were Earl Wesley Bowlby Logan leader Donald Edgar Lehman South Bloomingville assistant leader Gay Withem Columbus and William J Beavers Jr New Plymouth. Mrs Harry Sweazy clerk of Selective Service Board 61 said three men will depart Monday for induction. The local board has been notified of Earl Lloyd Lehman of Logan enlisting in the Air Force.
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Earl Wesley Bowlby
Logan
Donald Edgar Lehman
South Bloomingville
Gay Withem
Columbus
William J. Beavers Jr
New Plymouth
Harry Sweazy
Selective Service Board 61
Armed Forces
Earl Lloyd Lehman
Air Force
Sweazy
Split Vehicle License Fee Distributes 1953 Pot
Columbus report shows counties receiving 47 percent and municipalities 25 percent of 6.496 million in the final 1953 motor vehicle license fee distribution. The state highway department got 23 percent with 5 percent into an equalization fund. Under the new formula nine percent goes to counties, nine to municipalities, and five to townships.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Bankers urged to be liberal in financing peacetime shift
Everett D. Reese, president of the Park National Bank of Newark, told Ohio Bankers Association delegates that bankers must be more liberal in financing business as it converts to a peacetime economy. He urged private banks to take reasonable risks and not just fund the cream of loans, stressing bankers’ duty to support prosperity.
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Columbus
American Bankers Assn
Ohio Bankers Assn
Everett D. Reese
Newark
Reese
Park National Bank of Newark
Ohio Bankers Association elects new president
Columbus report says G George Heidacher vice president and cashier of Central Trust Co Cincinnati was elected president of the Ohio Bankers Assn succeeding Edison Hobstetter of Pomeroy.
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Columbus
G. George Heidacher
The
Central Trust Co
Cincinnati
Ohio Bankers Assn
Edison Hobstetter
Pomeroy
Harness Racing Record Predicted
The USTA forecast a record field of harness horses this year as applications for racing certificates through May 1 reached 10,670, surpassing last year’s 10,082. The association noted a peak in demand for entries and licensing within the season.
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Columbus
U. S. Trotting Assn
USTA
Crosby Son to Head Show This Summer on CBS Radio
Gary Crosby, 21, will take over the Bing Crosby Show on CBS Radio for the summer beginning June 6. Bing Crosby's son steps into the host role for the season and will be featured on the network program.
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Hollywood
Columbia Broadcasting System
Bing Crosby
Gary
Bidault Urges UN Guarantee For Korea Unification Plan
French Foreign Minister Georges Bidault addressed the 19 nation Korean conference in Geneva urging UN supervised elections for Korea’s reunification. He demanded an all Korean commission with representation proportional to population and neutral observers to assure a free ballot.
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Geneva
Georges Bidault
Korea
United Nations
Bidault
North
South Korea
Indochina
Bethlehem Steel to Open Contract Talks in New York
Negotiations between Bethlehem Steel Co and the CIO United Steelworkers will begin in New York on May 26 to discuss a new labor contract. The date and parties are confirmed as efforts to reach an agreement on wages benefits and working conditions continue.
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Buffalo, N. Y
Bethlehem Steel Co
CIO
United Steelworkers
New York
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